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Services - 417626-2016
26/11/2016    S229

Ireland-Dublin: E-learning services

2016/S 229-417626

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: City of Dublin Education and Training Board
National registration number: N/A
Postal address: Town Hall, 1-3 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge
Town: Dublin
NUTS code: IE IRELAND
Postal code: 4
Country: Ireland
Contact person: Irene Somers
E-mail: irene.somers@cdetb.ie
Telephone: +353 16680614
Fax: +353 16680710
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.cdetb.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/370
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5)Main activity
Education

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Moodle Hosting and Support Services.

Reference number: E-Tenders Ref: 109301
II.1.2)Main CPV code
80420000 E-learning services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

City of Dublin ETB wishes to provide high quality service to support the delivery of a range of blended learning solutions using Moodle (an open source web based e-learning environment). The successful provider will provide a managed Cloud based hosting solution and support the migration, consolidation and development of existing Moodle websites in CDETB, and the set-up of a Moodle provision for the CDETB Adult Education Service (AES).

II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 158 400.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72100000 Hardware consultancy services
72200000 Software programming and consultancy services
72300000 Data services
80000000 Education and training services
80200000 Secondary education services
80210000 Technical and vocational secondary education services
80212000 Vocational secondary education services
80300000 Higher education services
80400000 Adult and other education services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: IE IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:

Dublin.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

City of Dublin ETB wishes to provide high-quality service to support the delivery of a range of blended learning solutions using Moodle (an open source web based e-learning environment). The successful provider will provide a managed Cloud based hosting solution and support the migration, consolidation and development of existing Moodle websites in CDETB, and the setup of a Moodle provision for the CDETB Adult Education Service (AES).

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical compliance with specification and overall performance / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and expertised of team offered / Weighting: 30
Cost criterion - Name: Ultimate cost / Weighting: 50
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:

Current Provider unexpectedly served notice to terminate services in mid-October 2016.

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 184-329983
IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1
Lot No: 1
Title:

Moodle Hosting and Support Services

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
17/11/2016
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Wholeschool Software
National registration number: N/A
Postal address: Glenwood Business Centre, Springbank Industrial
Town: Belfast
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: frank@wholeschool.ie
Telephone: +44 07773351154
Internet address: http://www.wholeschool.ie
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 205 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 158 400.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Inns Quay
Town: Dublin
Postal code: D07 N972
Country: Ireland
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Telephone: +353 18886000
Fax: +353 18725669
Internet address: www.courts.ie
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
24/11/2016